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Kemira Oyj - Company Announcement

Kemira Oyj: Members of the Board Committees


Kemira Oyj
Stock exchange release
March 17, 2010 at 9.00 am

The Board of Directors of Kemira Oyj elected members from among themselves for
the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee at its meeting.

The Board's Audit Committee members are Juha Laaksonen, Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen and
Jukka Viinanen. The Audit Committee is chaired by Juha Laaksonen.

The Board's Compensation Committee members are Pekka Paasikivi, Kerttu Tuomas
and Jukka Viinanen. The Compensation Committee is chaired by Pekka Paasikivi.

In addition, the Board decided to assemble a Nomination Committee which will
consist of the representatives of the four largest shareholders as of May
31, 2010, the Chairman of the Board of Directors acting as an expert member. The
Nomination Committee is to prepare a proposal for the next Annual General
Meeting concerning the composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors.


Kemira Oyj
Päivi Antola, Senior Manager, Investor Relations and Financial Communications


For further information, please contact

Päivi Antola, Senior Manager, Investor Relations and Financial Communications
Tel. +358 10 862 1140


Kemira is a global 2.5 billion euro chemicals company that is focused on serving
customers in water-intensive industries. The company offers water quality and
quantity management that improves customers' energy, water, and raw material
efficiency. Kemira's vision is to be a leading water chemistry company. Its
paints and coatings business, Tikkurila, aims to be the market leader in
decorative paints and selected wood and metal coatings in chosen markets.

www.kemira.com <http://www.kemira.com/>
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